International experience and mobility

Among many advantages, international experiences help develop soft skills, intercultural understanding and improve employability. We work with UK universities to increase the number of students who can access these beneficial experiences.

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11 June 2015 International

Gone International: Mobile students and their outcomes

This cohort study looks at the academic attainment and employment outcome differences between mobile and non-mobile students who graduated in 2012–13 and responded to the Destination of Leavers in Higher Education survey.

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2 June 2016 UUKi publications

International Higher Education in Facts and Figures 2016

International Higher Education in Facts and Figures 2016 explores the latest trends in international higher education and research. It includes statistics on international students, UK student and staff mobility, transnational education, the comparative performance of UK research and innovation, and the UK's international research collaborations.

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17 March 2017 International

17 March 2017 International

PhD Student Outward Mobility: Perceived Barriers and Benefits

Findings of a focus group on PhD student outward mobility structured around four broad themes: motivations and perceived benefits of mobility; perceived challenges and barriers to mobility; attitudes to mobility and information, communication and support.
1 November 2017 UUKi publications

1 November 2017 UUKi publications

Widening Participation in UK Outward Student Mobility

Students who spend some time abroad working, studying or volunteering achieve better degrees and get better jobs, and the number of students going abroad is rising each year. However, not all students in the UK participate in outward mobility at the same rate.
10 May 2018 International

10 May 2018 International

Gone International: expanding opportunities

This report compares the academic and employment outcomes of mobile and non-mobile undergraduate students of the 2015–16 graduating cohort. For the first time it looks at the impact of short-term mobility and students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
9 August 2018 UUKi publications

9 August 2018 UUKi publications

International Facts and Figures 2018

International Facts and Figures 2018 presents a snapshot of the international dimensions of UK higher education.
3 January 2019 International

3 January 2019 International

Mobility Management Report

This report shows results of UUKi's mobility management survey from 2018, which provides a fuller picture of the breadth and scale of mobility operations across the UK.
30 July 2019 International

30 July 2019 International

International Facts and Figures 2019

International Facts and Figures 2019 presents a snapshot of the international dimensions of UK higher education.
6 September 2019 UUKi news

6 September 2019 UUKi news

The new frontier of skills development' – growing number of organisations join campaign to double the percentage of UK students studying abroad

Five organisations have pledged support to help more UK students study abroad as part the Go International: Stand Out campaign.
12 September 2019 UUKi blog

12 September 2019 UUKi blog

Readjusting to the UK

A study abroad student writes about adjusting to being back home.
10 October 2019 UUKi blog

10 October 2019 UUKi blog

How to support students to make the most of their global experience

School Employability Manager for Arts and Humanities and Director of NTU Global at Nottingham Trent University discuss wrap around activities to a mobility programme in Mexico.

International experience and mobility

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